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exod._n 24.4_o he_o write_v all_o the_o word_n of_o god_n in_o another_o place_n it_o be_v say_v 31.9.10_o say_v deut._n 31.9.10_o moses_n write_v this_o law_n and_o deliver_v it_o to_o the_o priest_n and_o to_o all_o the_o elder_n of_o israel_n and_o command_v they_o say_v every_o seven_o year_n thou_o shall_v read_v this_o law_n before_o all_o israel_n the_o law_n then_o which_o he_o give_v they_o he_o give_v they_o in_o writing_n that_o they_o may_v read_v it_o &_o it_o may_v be_v read_v unto_o they_o it_o can_v not_o have_v be_v say_v moses_n write_v this_o law_n if_o he_o have_v write_v but_o a_o part_n of_o it_o and_o leave_v another_o part_n unwritten_a nay_o it_o be_v say_v further_o afterward_o 24._o afterward_o ver._n 24._o when_o moses_n have_v make_v a_o end_n of_o write_v the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n in_o a_o book_n until_o he_o have_v finish_v they_o than_o moses_n command_v the_o levite_n say_v take_v the_o book_n of_o this_o law_n and_o put_v it_o in_o the_o side_n of_o the_o ark_n etc._n etc._n it_o be_v apparent_a then_o that_o moses_n give_v not_o over_o write_v the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n until_o he_o have_v finish_v they_o that_o be_v until_o he_o have_v write_v all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n so_o that_o there_o be_v no_o word_n of_o the_o law_n but_o that_o that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n and_o therefore_o that_o which_o be_v set_v down_o by_o moses_n 27.26_o moses_n deut._n 27.26_o curse_a be_v he_o that_o confirm_v not_o all_o the_o word_n of_o this_o law_n to_o do_v they_o be_v thus_o relate_v by_o the_o apostle_n 3.10_o apostle_n gal._n 3.10_o curse_v be_v every_o one_o that_o continue_v not_o in_o all_o thing_n that_o be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n to_o do_v they_o thereby_o to_o show_v that_o all_o the_o word_n of_o the_o law_n be_v write_v in_o the_o book_n of_o the_o law_n &_o nothing_o leave_v unwritten_a that_o be_v any_o part_n or_o parcel_n thereof_o thus_o when_o god_n will_v 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